Socializing Care: Feminist Ethics and Public Issues

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction: A Modern Moral Imperative Part 2 Part I: Care Chapter 3 Vicious Circles of Privatized Caring Chapter 4 Caring and Social Policy Chapter 5 Care and Order: State Reformation and the Feminization of Liberalism Chapter 6 South African Welfare Policy: An Analysis Through the Ethic of Care Chapter 7 The Potential of Same-Sex Marriage for Restructuring Care and Citizenship Chapter 8 An Inverted Home: Socializing Care at Hull-House Chapter 9 From 'Giving Care' to 'Taking Care': Negotiating Care-Work at Welfare's End Part 10 Part II: Care in Social Action and Context Chapter 11 The Curious Case of Care and Restorative Justice in the U.S. Context Chapter 12 Ethical Globalization?: States, Corporations and the Ethics of Care Chapter 13 Care as a Cause: Framing the 21st Century Mothers Movement Chapter 14 A Public Ethic of Care: Implications for Long-Term Care Chapter 15 Index Chapter 16 About the Editors and Contributors

Portrait

Maurice Hamington is assistant professor of philosophy at University of Southern Indiana. Dorothy C. Miller is Director, Center of Women and Visiting Associate Professor, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University.

Pressestimmen

Finally, a serious, interesting and thought-provoking discussion of care and caregiving by serious scholars. Socializing Care will be of interest to all human service professionals who have struggled with their identity as "professional caregivers" (AKA "women's work") and other dilemmas associated with professional caregiving. Hamington and Miller locate the discussion of care at the nexus of private (family-based) caregiving responsibilities and public legal obligations. This analysis will be a welcome addition to the human service literature and an important resource for future professional caregivers. -- Nancy A. Humphreys, Professor and Director, Institute for the Advancement of Political Social Work Practice, University of Connecticut School of Soc Socializing Care is a vibrant example of how feminist philosophy can come to life as social policy with care at the center. A fabulous collection of essays that shows not only the intelligence, but the practicality of feminist care ethics. -- Bonnie Mann, assistant professor of philosophy, University of Oregon Socializing Care brings together over twenty years of scholarship in feminist ethics and social and political theory, and takes it in important new directions. The essays challenge us to rethink classical liberalism and its focus on autonomy and rights. There is a call for a fuller account of what it is to be a person, a citizen, and a government. Sensitive to the dangers of a paternalistic state, these essays insist that care is part of the proper role of the state, and provide a rich array of examples from which to learn. -- Erin McKenna, associate professor and chair, department of philosophy, Pacific Lutheran University A superb collection promoting the use of care perspectives to extend and enhance work in the area of applied ethics and social and political thought, Socializing Care clearly demonstrates the difference this important theoretical perspective makes. The collection provides both local and global perspectives on the role of care in the public domain, and is sure to enrich and enliven debates about the value and relevance of care ethics. -- Nancy Tuana, professor of ethics, philosophy, and women's studies, Penn State University